How To Install zfsutils-linux on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zfsutils-linux on Kali Linux. zfsutils-linux is command-line tools to manage OpenZFS filesystems

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zfsutils-linux on Kali Linux.

What is zfsutils-linux

zfsutils-linux is:

OpenZFS is a storage platform that encompasses the functionality of traditional filesystems and volume managers. It supports data checksums, compression, encryption, snapshots, and more.

This package provides the zfs and zpool commands to create and administer OpenZFS filesystems.

There are three methods to install zfsutils-linux on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install zfsutils-linux Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install zfsutils-linux using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install zfsutils-linux

Install zfsutils-linux Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zfsutils-linux using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zfsutils-linux

Install zfsutils-linux Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install zfsutils-linux using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zfsutils-linux

How To Uninstall zfsutils-linux on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the zfsutils-linux package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zfsutils-linux

Uninstall zfsutils-linux And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zfsutils-linux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zfsutils-linux

Remove zfsutils-linux Configurations and Data

To remove zfsutils-linux configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zfsutils-linux

Remove zfsutils-linux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove zfsutils-linux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zfsutils-linux

Dependencies

zfsutils-linux have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zfsutils-linux package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.